Weak ASEAN Nations ‘at Risk of Evolving Into Scamming States’

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Top analyst says crime zones are seeing a huge inflow of stolen funds; calls for sanctions to be imposed on Karen warlord who hosts scam centres on the Thai-Myanmar border

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Meanwhile, Tower said the UN Office of Drugs and Crime convinced officials in Laos to crack down on scam centres in the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone in August, run by Zhao Wei, a notorious Chinese businessman sanctioned by the US in 2018.

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Author / Journalist: Jim Pollard

Category: InvestingBusiness

Markets: Hong KongAustraliaCambodiaChinaLaosMalaysiaMyanmarSingaporeSri LankaThailandUganda

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Published On: 2024-10-01 @ 11:40:06 (13 hours ago)

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